2019–20 Boston Celtics season

The 2019–20 Boston Celtics season is the 74th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics will look to improve upon their 49–33 record following a semifinals exit to the Bucks. This is the seventh season under head coach Brad Stevens. After losing Kyrie Irving and Al Horford to free agency, the Celtics acquired former Charlotte Hornets All-Star player Kemba Walker on July 6, 2019. They also added former New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter during free agency.

2019–20 Boston Celtics season
Head coachBrad Stevens
General managerDanny Ainge
OwnersWyc Grousbeck
ArenaTD Garden
Results
Record43–21 (.672)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionNBC Sports Boston
RadioWBZ-FM

The season was suspended until further notice by league officials following the games of March 11[1] after it was reported that Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19.[2] On March 19, Marcus Smart announced that he tested positive for COVID-19.[3]

Draft picks
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Romeo Langford SG  United States Indiana
1 22 Grant Williams PF  United States Tennessee
2 33 Carsen Edwards PG  United States Purdue
2 51 Tremont Waters PG  United States LSU

The Boston Celtics hold 3 first round picks and a second round pick for the 2019 NBA Draft. The 14th pick was transferred from the Sacramento Kings as it failed to reach the 1st pick.[4]

Roster
Roster listing
Boston Celtics roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 7 Brown, Jaylen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) 1996–10–24 California
G 4 Edwards, Carsen 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1998–03–12 Purdue
C 99 Fall, Tacko (TW) 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 311 lb (141 kg) 1995–12–10 Central Florida
G/F 43 Green, Javonte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–07–23 Radford
F 20 Hayward, Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1990–03–23 Butler
C 11 Kanter, Enes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1992–05–20 Turkey
G/F 45 Langford, Romeo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1999–10–25 Indiana
F 37 Ojeleye, Semi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1994–12–05 SMU
F/C 77 Poirier, Vincent 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1993–10–27 France
G 36 Smart, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994–03–06 Oklahoma State
G/F 0 Tatum, Jayson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998–03–03 Duke
F/C 27 Theis, Daniel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–04–04 Germany
G 8 Walker, Kemba 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1990–05–08 Connecticut
G 9 Wanamaker, Brad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1989–07–25 Pittsburgh
G 51 Waters, Tremont (TW) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998–01–10 LSU
F 12 Williams, Grant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1998–11–30 Tennessee
F/C 44 Williams, Robert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1997–10–17 Texas A&M
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–01–18

Standings

Division
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
x – Toronto Raptors 46 18 .719 0.0 23–9 23–9 8–4 64
x – Boston Celtics 43 21 .672 3.0 23–9 20–12 7–6 64
x – Philadelphia 76ers 39 26 .600 7.5 29–2 10–24 11–4 65
Brooklyn Nets 30 34 .469 16.0 18–14 12–20 6–9 64
o – New York Knicks 21 45 .318 26.0 11–22 10–23 2–11 66

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 x – Milwaukee Bucks * 53 12 .815 – 65
2 x – Toronto Raptors * 46 18 .719 6.5 64
3 x – Boston Celtics 43 21 .672 9.5 64
4 x – Miami Heat * 41 24 .631 12.0 65
5 x – Indiana Pacers 39 26 .600 14.0 65
6 x – Philadelphia 76ers 39 26 .600 14.0 65
7 Brooklyn Nets 30 34 .469 22.5 64
8 Orlando Magic 30 35 .462 23.0 65
9 Washington Wizards 24 40 .375 28.5 64
10 o – Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 30.0 65
11 o – Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 31.0 65
12 o – New York Knicks 21 45 .318 32.5 66
13 o – Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 33.5 66
14 o – Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 34.0 67
15 o – Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 34.0 65

Game log

Preseason
2019 preseason game log
Total: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 43–21 (Home: 23–9; Road: 20–12)
October: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
November : 10–4 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–4)
December : 10–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–1)
January : 9–7 (Home: 6–3; Road: 3–4)
February : 9–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 5–2)
March: 2–3 (Home: 0–3; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 3 Brooklyn L 120–129 (OT) Jaylen Brown (22) Javonte Green (8) Marcus Smart (10) TD Garden
19,156		 41–19
61 March 4 @ Cleveland W 112–106 Jayson Tatum (32) Enes Kanter (11) Jayson Tatum (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,897		 42–19
62 March 6 Utah L 94–99 Marcus Smart (29) Daniel Theis (9) Kemba Walker (7) TD Garden
19,156		 42–20
63 March 8 Oklahoma City L 104–105 Gordon Hayward (24) Marcus Smart (10) Kemba Walker (5) TD Garden
19,156		 42–21
64 March 10 @ Indiana W 114–111 Jayson Tatum (30) Gordon Hayward (10) Hayward, Smart (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,053		 43–21
July : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
65 July 31 @ Milwaukee HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
August : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
66 August 2 Portland The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
67 August 4 @ Miami HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
68 August 5 Brooklyn The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
69 August 7 @ Toronto The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
70 August 9 Orlando The Arena
No In-Person Attendance
71 August 11 @ Memphis HP Field House
No In-Person Attendance
72 August 13 Washington ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
No In-Person Attendance
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 20, 2019[5] To Boston Celtics
Draft rights to Ty Jerome (#24)
Draft rights to Carsen Edwards (#33)		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Draft rights to Matisse Thybulle (#20)
June 20, 2019[6] To Boston Celtics To Phoenix Suns
2020 First Round Pick (from Milwaukee Bucks) Aron Baynes

Draft Rights to Ty Jerome (#24)

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed Former Team
Daniel Theis[7] 2-year contract worth $10 million Boston Celtics
Brad Wanamaker[8] Undisclosed deal Boston Celtics

Additions
Player Signed Former Team
Kemba Walker[9] 4-year contract worth $141 million Charlotte Hornets
Enes Kanter[10] 2-year contract worth $10 million Portland Trail Blazers
Vincent Poirier[11] Undisclosed deal Saski Baskonia
Tacko Fall[12] Two-way contract[13] UCF

Subtractions
Player Reason New Team
Al Horford[14] 4-year contract worth $109 million Philadelphia 76ers
Kyrie Irving[15] 4-year contract worth $142 million Brooklyn Nets
Terry Rozier[16] 3-year contract worth $58 million Charlotte Hornets
Guerschon Yabusele[17] Nanjing Monkey Kings
Marcus Morris Sr.[18] 1-year contract worth $15 million New York Knicks

References
  1. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. Pescaro, Mike (March 19, 2020). "Celtics Guard Marcus Smart Tests Positive for Coronavirus". NBC Boston. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  5. "Celtics Draft Langford, Williams, Edwards & Waters". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  6. "Celtics trade Aron Baynes; draft Romeo Langford at 14, Grant Williams at 22". Boston Herald. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  7. Staff, Adam Himmelsbach Globe; July 2; 2019; Comments, 1:28 p m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. "Celtics re-sign Daniel Theis, add French center Vincent Poirier - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. Doxy, Andrew (2019-07-02). "Brad Wanamaker to return to Boston on a 1-year deal". CelticsBlog. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  9. "Walker agrees to join Celtics; Rozier to Hornets". ESPN.com. 2019-06-29. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  10. "Celtics sign Enes Kanter". Boston.com. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  11. "Celtics add French big man Vincent Poirier". Boston Herald. 2019-07-02. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  12. "Source: 7-foot-6 Tacko Fall to sign Celtics deal". ESPN.com. 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  13. "Celtics convert center Tacko Fall's contract to two-way". NBA.com. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  14. reports, From NBA Twitter and media. "Reports: Al Horford leaving Celtics, agrees with Sixers". NBA.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  15. Cacciola, Scott; Stein, Marc (2019-06-30). "Kyrie Irving Commits to Brooklyn, Cementing Nets as Kings of New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  16. Dwyer, Michael. "Is Terry Rozier more of the same for the Hornets: Overpaying for pretty good?". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
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